Original Press Release

Atego Launches Atego Vantage

• Unique combination of Model-based Systems and Software Engineering, Asset-based Modular Design and Product Line Variation to provide Model-based Product Line Engineering • 62% reduction in development costs • 23% more projects delivered on time

Cheltenham, UK – Atego, the world leading independent software tools and professional services vendor for complex, mission- and safety-critical systems and software engineering, has launched Atego Vantage™, the world’s first integrated solution combining Model-based Systems and Software Engineering (MBSE), Asset-based Modular Design (SoS/CBD/SOA) and variable Product Line Engineering (PLE). The combination of these three proven approaches into Model–based Product Line Engineering (MB-PLE) can reduce development costs by 62% and bring 23% more projects in on time.

The Atego Vantage solution includes the Atego Perspective best practice implementation methodology. Atego Perspective combines decades of MB-PLE industry knowledge with four modular tools: Atego Modeler, Atego Asset Library, Atego Process Director and Atego Check. The Atego Perspective process is embedded within Atego Process Director and implemented in conjunction with the other Atego Vantage modules, with the end-to-end process supported by Atego’s MBSE and MB-PLE experts.

The core of Atego Vantage and the Atego Perspective process is MBSE, extended with Product Line Modeling and Asset Reuse. Product Line Modeling provides a common product family design with variation for only the specific pieces that differ. The ‘common’ areas are designed and built using MBSE, ‘Variation’ is handled through Product Line Modeling and feature selection, while the ‘Pieces’ are sources from libraries of sub-system, service and component assets. This approach is now available to deliver a real-world implementation of the ISO 26550-2013 ‘Software and systems engineering - Reference model for product line engineering and management’ and ISO 15288 ‘Systems and Software Engineering – System Lifecycle Processes’ standards.

“By choosing to adopt Atego Vantage, we have embraced the latest techniques such as model-based system engineering and model-based product line engineering,” said Marco Ferrogalini, Chief Systems Engineer - Rolling Stock and Components Product Lines at Alstom Transport. He continued “Atego Vantage has significantly improved quality and consistency, while also reducing effort, throughout the design lifecycle”.

“We believe Atego Vantage provides a fundamental shift in approach for system and software modeling; engineering whole product lines, rather than individual systems. Atego customers, including Alstom Transport, are already reaping the rewards from our innovative, cutting-edge solution. Atego Vantage changes the way you think about system and software design, providing Model-based Product Line Engineering as the primary driver for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) & Product Lifecycle Management (PLM),” said Richard Horsman, CEO at Atego.